How to make hair static go away for the rest of your g-damned life

A few years ago I was so fed up with winter temperatures and things like coats and scarves making my hair full of static that the only thing I could think of to do was go to the hairdresser and get a bunch of my hair cut off. 

But as any of you who live in a cold climate know, shorter hair just means shorter hair still filled with static. So I just lived with it, trying to dunk my hair in water every time I went by a water fountain, or sometimes becoming so desperate that I used my own saliva to mat it down. 

Until my hairdresser turned me on to THIS little guy. Moroccan Oil. I don't know anything about it except what you can see on the bottle, and that it came from the place I get my hair cut (The Fox Den at 704 W. 22nd St, Minneapolis).

If I spray a little spritz of that golden static juice, my hair stays straight down all day, only touching me in appropriate ways. Not clinging to my face for dear life, trying to get into my mouth and eyes and driving me nut-balls crazy. 

If you're not able to get down to The Fox Den, I was able to find it on Amazon. Enjoy your new life!

Let's get Knotty!

Lady Bit Anna W. sent us a link to these fun new hairstyles to try, http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/easy-updos-braided-brooch-step-one#slide-1 Go ahead, check them out. Back? ok good. Well I went ahead and tried the "Knotted Updo."

As you can tell from my change in shirt, I tried it a few times.  I love the look of it, it's a great change from my go to french braid, but I think it would work better on hair that has some texture.  Mine had a hard time staying put!  Conclusion: definitely a "day two" hair style. I bet it would be amazing in curly/wavy hair!  Someday I'll try the "Embellished Top Knot." What do you think? Is that one too out there?

Tinting your Eyelashes

Every summer the heat rolls in and the land of 10,000 lakes beckons me to jump into every single one of them immediately, without notice, like NOW! I'm not a fan of the "mascara running down face" look but I am a HUGE fan of mascara. So what's a girl to do? Dye those lashes! For the last 4 summers I have been getting my eyelashes "tinted." What is Eye Lash Tinting you ask? I will tell you.  It's an all natural vegetable dye that they apply to your lashes to darken them.  It lasts about 1-2 months (sometimes longer!) costs around $25 and comes in brown, deep black, and blue black.  They can also mix them to make a "brownish black."

BEFORE:  

 I was blessed with very long thick lashes (thanks for those genes dad!) BUT as you can see, they are BLONDE BLONDE! Like, see-through blonde.  When I don't wear mascara I feel like you can't see them at all, which makes me feel a little bit on the "albino" side.

AFTER: 

I usually do brownish black, but this time decided to just go for it and do deep black.  I'm glad I did, I really love the results. I am not wearing ANY mascara or makeup in the above photo, isn't eyelash tinting AMAZING!? I think so! 

Tips/Warnings:

- Before you dye your lashes they really recommend you have the spa do a "trial" which basically means they'll apply the vegetable dye to a tiny section of your lashes to make sure you don't have an allergic reaction to the dye. I did this, and I recommend it, anytime you're doing anything next to your eyes you really can't be too careful!  

- Don't squeeze your eyes too tight when you're getting the dye applied, you really just want to let your eyelids rest so they form the perfect seal and keep all the dye out of your eyes.  Also try not to talk too much, that can open your eyes a tiny bit, and it does sting if the stuff gets in there! 

- I get mine "tinted" at Aurora Spa by Barb.